and a marathon game last night in the bronx. fifth inning, doing what he's done all syria's long, killing -- series long coming through in a clutch. rodriguez striking out and is benched for tonight. bottom of the 8th, and then in thte 13th -- not anymore. jj doubles and he comes in to score. the o's win 2-1 in 13 innings. that sets up this afternoon's game 5. alex rodriguez's not in the starting lineup. he has been benched. pete gilbert will continue post- season magic from the box taking us through some last minute warmups' at yankee stadium. >> one big piece of news here,

the yankees have benched alex rodriguez saying that there is no injury, simply performance based. there may be many in the line of not having, but rodriguez will be on the bench. something that has not changed, they will be having to face sabbathia. j.j. knows very well the task they face tonight. >> it's the same situation that what we're going through tonight but with a different picture on the mound. hopefully we can get to eberly. >> buck showalter and reggie jackson hanging out for a discussion and may be orioles magic will favor the birds and give us any bit of in a advantage. just minutes away from assisis about the of -- c.c. sabbathia, winners going on to face the

tigers. pete gilbert, wbal-tv 11 news. fans are locked in and ready for tonight's game. lowell melser joins us live from yankee stadium. take us through the last 15 hours. the atmosphere now leading up to this evening's game. >> talking about the game before yesterday where the yankees had this thing wrapped up, it was a totally different atmosphere with a lot of somber yankees fans. here is a copy of "the new york daily news." yankees ball to the orioles in the 13th. this is a do or die game today. these fans have come in from all over the place, boston, new hampshire, upstate, even florida.

>> orioles fans leaving the stadium among a sea of ejected yankees fans after the orioles took in game four in extra innings. the atmosphere totally different down the night before. >> it was quiet. yankee fans were not saying anything. >> 7 in working to come over here. -- definitely worth it. >> game 5 is here and they are back in full force and not letting up. >> i have my orange rallied towel and i'm all ready to go. let's go o's. you know i have my 2012 postseason sweatshirt on. i'm so excited. >> have waited my whole life for this. i told my boss last night that if they win, i won't be in today. i caught the amtrak.

here i am. and does not get any better than this. "according to several on-line ticket services, more than 10,000 tickets remain and we found a number who made a last- minute trip hoping to see a game 5 win. >> my brother called me today asking if i wanted to go up -- might as well. >> we literally made the decision this morning as we were coming up. we went to philadelphia in 83 for the world series and figured we needed to be here. >> the game is a few minutes away and they're selling in for their seats year. back in baltimore, they're filling in bars, restaurants, and homes all over. they have to be excited there. >> everyone is excited. they are ready for some baseball. how are you doing? >> doing good.

>> 1997. are you ready? >> do you know how all that sure is? >> 1997. >> i'm wearing this because we're going to win the division tonight. >> we have cajun wings. >> that's how you watch baseball. are you ready? >> are you fired up? >> fans throughout the area are already for tonight's huge game. >> two goals, two strikes -- eric thomas. fly ball to left field. ichiro goes back. o's have teh lead. hardy has a stand up double and an rbi.

>> it was this rbi double in the 13th inning giving them the victory over the yankees. forcing today's deciding game 5. fans could not be happier. >> you could tell last night that they were pointing their hat to warren where they one of the ball to go. the yankees play for money. we pay for the love of the game. >> i'm glad to see them in the race and i hope they go to the next one. >> they are so young and so excited. i was watching them during the rally. it's exciting to see that way. >> cheese! >> the mayor went distort hill academy with the orioles bird to get the kids fired up for today's game. >> its electric. even the little kids to stay up

late to watch the game, this is the feeling i remember growing up in baltimore and i'm just so happy and proud that with this winning team, the feeling is being experienced by a new generation of fans. >> even people here from out of town have become o's fans. >> we are giants fans. we want to see the o's and giants. >> same colors. >> it will be a halloween series. >> we hope they will be the yankees. >> we have some fans in montana? >> yes, you do. >> what is it about this team? >> i am proud of. -- proud of them. go o's! >> the people are watching the baseball game. we have a few wings and time to watch the game. reporting live, rob roblin, back to you in the studio.

>> game 5 is just under way in new york and we will bring you updates in the newscast. if the orioles can win, they will have a quick turnaround. the american championship would start tomorrow night on the road in detroit. of >> we are paying attention to some junior o's fans. show us your orange. use our wbal app or go to wbaltv.com. >> two rain delays for the games in baltimore and tonight in new york, some drizzle going on tonight. tony pann will let us know as the hours go on. >> a little bit of drizzly few hours ago until about half an hour ago. i cannot rule out the possibility in the first few innings that there will be some

drizzle. maybe the first few innings you will see some drops coming down. it will clear out with the wind out of the northwest at about 10-15 miles per hour. tonight, a breezy and chilly evening with temperatures dropping back into the 50's. clearing out tonight, the weather had line here is a frost and freeze advisory in effect tomorrow for the first time this season. spots away from the city and away from the water, we may draw near 30-32 degrees. sunny and cool conditions expected for tomorrow. it forecast for the rest of the weekend and the running-fast coming up. >> in other news tonight, baltimore city police say what started as a shooting investigation is now a homicide investigation. detectives say he was carrying groceries and walking into my home on north charles street when someone came up from

behind and shot him multiple times just before 5:30 yesterday evening. we're still unclear if the incident was ran the more targeted. life in prison without parole is the sentence for the two men accused of killing a teenager last holiday season. they were found guilty last month of plotting to kill them and they are allegedly members of the black guerrilla family gang and it's believed the two orchestrated a hit and the accused triggerman has yet to go to trial. >> the investigation continues into a deadly fire rep bring -- ripping through a home. >> could the tragedy have been prevented? >> it should end the growing facial hair after a hormone replacement therapy. she's no

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>> there's no excuse for gun owners to leave their guns unsecured. they're giving away free gunlocks after three incidents involving students. tim tooten is live in the newsroom with more. >> the third incident involves a few middle school students who have been arrested and charged

with handgun violations. this took place as authorities were in the midst of promoting responsible gun ownership. this involved two 12 year olds, both students here at deer park magnate. one of them brought ammunition to campus, found in his locker. they apparently made a deal to trade a 380 caliber for an x box of video game. he was found later in the boy's home trying to make the trade. this is another example of what can go wrong when weapons are not secured. the county is giving away free locks to baltimore county gun owners. >> responsible gun owners should use the gun safety lock. it costs a few dollars. in this case, we will give it to you free. any police station in baltimore county, run in, show them your

residence and we will give you a to three of them. please use these devices. >> they have 2000 on hand and they're being paid for by the baltimore county police foundation. the gun law program has been on the board since the school shooting of perry hall back in august. two weeks later, another student showed up with a loaded handgun at a middle school. county officials have been putting pressure on gun owners to do more. >> none of these were caused by owners who were just being careless. frankly, they were caused by owners who were being idiotic. >> folks, we need your to lockyer weapons up. -- locking your weapons of. if your children have access to you, then they have access to these weapons. >> in the deer park incident, it was legally registered and locked.

the free hand gunlocks will also be available at the county police public safety building in the house and. live in the 11 news room, tim tooten, -- in towson. wbal-tv 11 news. >> this home that went up in flames killing four children and their grandmother did not have a working smoke detectors. they're working to determine a cause of the fire in northeast baltimore. they believe it may have started from clothing left to close to a furnace. this gives three second-floor window and a third survivor remains in terrible condition tonight. state police are formally charging the man shot and wounded by a state trooper earlier this week with us all. john murphy is recovering from a gunshot but he is also being held on $250,000 bond. we were over the scene wednesday in. mr. gaidar same murphy was

claiming he wanted to be killed by police. when they arrived, he refused to drop his gun. the trooper her opened fire is on routine administrative leave. police in montgomery county are trying to figure out how to avoid fell nine stories from a silver spring apartment building just after 3:00 p.m. yesterday where a woman says she found the child crying in a bush with no family in sight. they found the boy's family inside one of the apartments. he is listed in serious condition at children's hospital. police and child protective services are on the case. >> one thing you can say about last night's debate, that was not boring. vice president biden and congressman paul ryan traded barbs and quips all might but some said it also played a little with the truth. we have a fact check on covering some of the misleading and even

false claims. [applause] >> fireworks were firing. >> first, this exchange on the jobless rate. >> joe and i are from similar towns. he's from scranton and dime from wisconsin. do you know what the unemployment rate in scranton is today? 10%. do you know what it was when you came in? 8.5%. >> this was misleading since the unemployment rate is 7.8% in our nation, exactly where it was when obama took office. if >> he cherry pick the one city where he is from where unemployment has gone from 8.5% up to 10% but he also talked about his home town in wisconsin and the unemployment rate there has actually come down more than 4%. >> next, the obama tax plan.

>> the average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world as 25% and he wanted top effective tax rate above 40%. two-thirds of our jobs come from small businesses. this one a tax would tax 53% of small business and come. >> that include businesses people would not consider small businesses. it could include hedge funds that actually pull in hundreds of millions of dollars per year. >> the congressman cut embassies' security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for. >> the "prior to the best -- the death of osama bin laden.

>> this comes from a quotation their romney gave back in 2007 and there was more to it. not going after just bin laden but the entire network of terrorists. >> there with no shortage of a misleading and exaggerated claims in fact check says it be prepared to hear much of the same in the coming weeks. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> the average time is 68. the wind kicking up in the afternoon because we had a cold front go through with a nice canadian air mass behind it and pressure coming in from the great lakes. . most of your way from the water will probably wake up to your first frost of the season. difficult to achieve this is the house some cloud cover around.

in order to get good cooling coming any clear skies,, wind, dry air. the air is dry, but we have cloud cover hanging around and some gusting wind. the wind will the minister overnight and these guys will clear. at the airport, 58. northwest wind at 17. notice the relative humidity is only 36% and the dew point is 31. 53 in parton. 55 in jericho. far northern and western suburbs, you could actually dipped below 32 tonight's we have a freeze warning in effect in the purple shaded areas. and down, once you get out of the downtown area and away from the water, most of you will see some frost on the ground tomorrow morning.

the forecast for tonight, clearing skies, temperatures ranging from 30-40. sunset tonight at 6:31. for running-fest is always warm really the city. temperatures will start out around 40 and make it known to around 54. there will not be much wind. without the wind, they do not mind the cooler temperatures. during the day, only making it up to 59-60, but it will be sunny. the seven-day looks like this. rain will hold off until at least monday. if you're going to the ravens game on sunday, it looks pretty nice. it will stay dry and warmer with a high temperature near 71. the chance for showers on monday. spending the rest of the week in the 60's. in a chance for rain coming late thursday and friday. >> still had, in bullying

incidents caught on camera in frederick. >> the teenager seen chasing another student. >> it all happened just

>> police are charging a 15- year-old high-school student with second-degree assault doctor caught on camera bullying. he was about to open up about his experience with the bullies in a tv interview when just before the cameras started rolling, three boys approached him and began hitting him and chasing him. police are now referring one of the teenagers to the department of juvenile services. >> a hormone replacement therapy company with ties to glen burnie is being investigated tonight after reports of disturbing side effects. hrc medical centers is based in tennessee but has a location in glen burnie. a national court has issued a

temporary restraining order citing a lawsuit for unsubstantiated health claims and failing to advertise or advise of potential side effects. in one case, her voice deepened and she grew facial hair after receiving the treatment. she says that there be stopped working. >> some of the things my body had gone through came back. they are still back. >> the bio identical hormone replacement therapy was it a cocktail many times higher than levels normally found in the body. warning anyone who receive the treatment at a location to talk to their doctor as soon as possible. another maryland resident has contracted the fumble meningitis. health officials say it all began was steroid shots for back pain made by a special compound

in pharmacy in massachusetts. they have confirmed 14 cases and one death in maryland with 12 states impacted nationwide. >> a 90-year-old man naked and beaten all caught on surveillance that happened five years ago. ahead, why the woman confused is just now facing a jury.

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forecast with tom tasselmyer, and sky team 11 covering breaking news relive. wbal-tv 11 news at 5 continues now. >> she fled following allegations she abuse of elderly nursing-home patient. tonight, she's back in baltimore city. she is facing abuse of a vulnerable adults and other charges. >> of starting with the release of a disturbing video that had been set up by the victim's daughter. barry simms joins us live from mitchell courthouse downtown. >> the original trial was set to begin in august 2007, but she had disappeared. now, after pleading not guilty, her trial will begin in december. >> when jackie taylor said those words, she wondered if the woman accused would ever face charges.

five years later, she will go before a judge in baltimore city courtroom. what she sat in my dining room every day and supposedly read the bible. >> this led to a grand jury indictment accusing her of abusing a vulnerable adults, assault, reckless endangerment. she is charged in the beating of a 90-year-old man under her care. he was naked and unable to defend himself. as refers to reported, his daughter installed a security camera out and after seeing the video turned over to police. she fled to kenya. they kept working on the case and were successful in gaining her extradition back to baltimore. she said very little. her plea? not guilty. the trial is set to begin and the victim has since passed away. his daughter is still seeking

justice. live from downtown, barry simms, wbal i continue 11 news. >> breaking news in harford county. let's send it out to capt. roy taylor. what's going on? >> is the 2800 block of nursery road off of 24. we have a single vehicle crash at this location. it looks like it is the flip over several times and struck the tree. their request to the maryland state police to respond to this location. the road remains shut down in both directions. live from sky team 11, and capt. roy taylor. >> here's a look at some of the other top stories. game 5 of the allds happening right now. currently in the second inning in front of a less than billed out crowd no score so far.

sabbathia has struck out 3. we will have more updates throughout the newscasts. handing out free gunlocks today. sheave johnson says gun owners to show proof that their baltimore county residents can receive up to three locks at any of the 10 precincts or the gun safety building. this comes after three gun incidents in public schools. police are searching for two teenagers and later brought. they used crags list to carry out an armed robbery just before 11 last night on zeppelin avenue in brooklyn park for the 23- year-old victim arranged to meet someone who had listed a bike for sale. instead it pulled out a handgun and stolen.

>> in the race for the white house, the day after the vice- presidential debate and both sides are claiming they have one. romney is claiming that biden get to a cover-up about the murder of the u.s. ambassador and three others in libya. we of our commitment to a thousand of them date from cincinnati tonight. hi, steve. >> good evening from cincinnati, ohio. in a keyboard or roasted, this is a great place to eat and a great place to gauge the effect of last night's debate. the election could hinge on hamilton county, ohio. this is a local lunch favorite, but they are switching between parties. republicans are relieved today. >> last night's debate? >> congressman ryan held his own.

>> i will vote for obama. period. last night just convinced me. >> paul ryan was up beat this morning. >> job growth in september was lower than august. "joe biden smiled a lot. some say condescendingly. >> 5.2 million new private- sector jobs. >> he denied they covered up an al qaeda attack. >> the intelligence committee told us that. as they learn more fact, they changed their assessment. >> president obama was pleased. >> i could not be more proud. >> ronny charged today that he doubled down on the nile when he said, "we were not told u.s. diplomats asked for more security." >> when you directly contradict the testimony, sworn testimony,

a state department officials, american citizens have a right to know just what's going on. >> they are polling with cookie sales. four days until they will tank again in their second debate in long island. from cincinnati, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for more commitment 2012 news, had to our web site, wbaltv.com. can find the latest political news and up-to-date information for state, local, and national elections. click on politics. >> a woman admitting to beating her toddler daughter and a glowing her hands into a wall. >> she says she's not a monster. up next, she learns her fate in court. plus -- >> it's hard for me to understand how anybody could hurt an animal, especially one

so sweet. >> this story has a happy ending. how one campers determination probably save this dog's life.

>> 99 years in prison for the texas woman who beat her toddler and then glued her hands into the wall. today in court, she said the savage beating of her child deserved to be punished. she beat her with a milk jug and then super glue her hands into the wall because of a potty training problem. >> a terrific discovery for a camper in california. they found a dog tied to a tree beaten and bloodied. frankie is now recovering and they have raised enough to

reconstruct his new job. someone tied the dog to a tree and beat him. they said they were camping in the woods and found the dog after falling them for a couple of days. >> for two days, she heard the dog. she said, i'm not leaving until i find the dog. >> now say if that an animal rescue in california. he is doing really well. he's going to require further surgery. found and rescued though. that's the good part. >> still ahead, imagine driving a car and suddenly the brakes takeover. >> that's a problem for 80,000 drivers that they soon could be discovering.

>> a giant blue eyeball? more when we come back. >> frost and freeze advisory overnight tonight and we will talk about that checking the seven-day. a beautiful shot here

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>> if all goes as planned, and will reach its final destination tomorrow night. the exhibit opens october 30th. the nassau -- nasa mars rover has found a rock with sodium and potassium. the reason it's so interesting -- they are performed under high pressure and once contained water. it is shaped like a pyramid and the shape of a football. they don't know how long it's been there. >> an unusual to find washes ashore -- and get a look at this eyeball. is the size of a softball. they're trying to determine the species found along the beach in fort lauderdale. right now, it's believed to have

come from a marine animal, a giant squid, whale, some kind of other large fish. >> a super quick update on game 5 between the orioles and yankees. still no score. it is looking to be a pitching duel. in the bottom of the third, we will continue to keep a huge eye on all of the action in new york with live updates throughout the ira. -- the hour. >> imagine how big the fish was that a the other fish and spit out that eyeball? [laughter] eye jokes all night. let's talk weather. we made it up to 66. the average high is 68. the wind is starting to pick up a little bit.

tomorrow morning, 32 degrees. the couple's wrinkles here and there come a light showers, most of the north of us. this was right along the front. we need a few things to happen, clear sky, calm wind and dry air. that will all change later on tonight. the relative humidity is only 36%.

there is a chance that you could see temperatures dropping below 32 below -- or bolo tonight. elsewhere, just some frost. in the city and in the water, i don't think you have to worry. the closer you are to downtown, the better the chance that it will stay near 40. in general, the forecast goes like this. some said this evening at 6:31. it does make a difference with the temperatures. it could be up to 15 degrees warmer in the city which could be good for the runners tomorrow morning. hardly any wind out all and it will start out around 40 degrees. they do not care about the chilly temperature.

high temperatures between 56-61 degrees. if you're going to the ravens game, and looks like a beautiful one. high temperature near 71. in a chance for rain on monday. spending the rest of the week in the 60's with maybe some rain again on thursday or friday. >> national highway officials are concerned about a possible problem with the popular honda suv. he 200588,000 from te model year. it is a computer control system that stops the car in an emergency. no recall yet. tens of thousands of people could be driving a car with air

bags that do not deploy. anyone driving a car without the original airbags should be wary. yuma's need to see the receipt for the specific card. you want to look for the part number, where they got it, and the day. >> of religion and in body shops -- every legitimate body shop has to register. >> we have a link on our web site to the list. be sure to click on consumer alert. it will cost another penny to mail a letter next year. the cash strapped u.s. ps as they will raise postal rates including a 1 cent interest -- increase.

they expect to lose a record $15 billion next year have asked to give congress to give them authority to raise postage by 5 cents. they will raise priority shipping by 4%. >> it's no surprise that the have taken to the airways. are all the claims true? fact checking one of the latest ads now met 6:00. >> a man from south carolina will run in the marathon for fallen soldiers. the soldier he is running for tomorrow is someone you will not soon forget. i'm jim everett franciotti with the details next.

as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6.

>> one of the runners tomorrow will have a soldier on his back, the picture of a local marine killed last year. >> is hoping they will take the time to look at the young marines picture and think about his sacrifice. jennifer franciotti has the story. clutch their meeting the man running in honor of their son on saturday. he was killed last year in afghanistan. two months in his fourth tour,

he stepped in an ied. >> he was only 25. >> he was an amazing person was so many accomplishments in the marine corps. >> this will be his 186 the marathon but the last 40 have been special honoring the men and women killed in action. he will wear his picture on his back on saturday. what's the main goal is that other people will see why i'm running and think about them. if they just stop for one minute while we are out on that course and think about these kids in the reason we're able to do this bullishness is because these kids are serving. >> his last wish to me was that he never be forgotten. i do not think he would even have the words for this. he would just be very stunned. >> i tell people i wish i could run with these kids instead of

for them. >> i love what he's doing. it's a pretty neat thing for these men and women. thank you again. >> around mile 20, he expects to hear his voice motivating him on just as the marine so often did, appropriate because running was his passion. klutzy and is sister were starting to do these raises and they're going to the marine corps marathon last year but he was killed before it happened. >> he will run the marine corps marathon in his memory as well making sure no one forgets and sacrifice. his name is at the finish line, but he knows his work is not over. >> on going to keep doing this until i cannot run any more. >> a lovely story. wbal-tv 11 is your home for the baltimore running festival. you can get all the information on wbaltv.com. coverage begins tomorrow morning

at 5:00 a.m. >> a big day in baltimore. that's it for us at 5. here's what's coming up next six. "nikole killion. who got it right and you got it wrong in last night's debate? the fact check, coming up. >> the latest casino add targeting the baltimore area. >> i'm rob roblin and we are watching the o's. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live. local. late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6. >> you can cut tax rates and still preserve these important reverences' -- >> it's not mathematically possible. >> it is. it's been done before. >> its never been done before. >> it's been done a few times

actually. what's the rousing debate last night between the vice presidential candidates, and joe biden and paul ryan. >> it was never boring. nikole killion is live in washington with tonight's commitment 2012 report. >> at issue tonight, something vice-president joe biden said in the debate about not knowing or not being told about the request for more security at the u.s. consulate in libya, the site of a deadly attack about one month ago. the white house is defending his claims, but our partners tonight down his statement mostly false. >> i'm sure you observed last night that we had a little bit of a debate. >> today, joe biden was still full of expression. paul ryan also offering some food for thought. >> i did what i expected.